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Articles Tagged with #sxsw

Reviews

Six-Word Reviews of 1,302 SXSW Mp3s
by Paul Ford
In anticipation of the South by Southwest music festival, which begins today in Austin, Texas, more than a thousand acts—almost twice as many as last year—offered an mp3 to showcase their sound. We listened to them all.
Listening

SXSW 2K9
by Erik Bryan
The Academy of Indie Rocks and Cultural Science People has released its official list of candidates for consideration during the Academy's annual Spring bacchanal in Austin, TX. Among these...
Reviews

Six-Word Reviews of 763 SXSW Mp3s
by Paul Ford
The South by Southwest music festival begins in Austin, Texas, today. Of the hundreds of acts hoping to break big, 763 have offered an mp3 of their still-unknown sound. We listen to them all, all the way through.
Spoofs & Satire

SXSW 2007: The Very First Review
by Sarah Hepola
The South by Southwest Music Festival is a never-ending stream of bands, booze, and laminates that barrels through Austin, Texas, each spring. Just because you’re not going doesn’t mean you can’t review it.
Letters From Austin

South by South-BEST!
by Todd Levin
Every year for South by Southwest, thousands of creative visionaries descend upon Austin, Texas. You might meet some of them, too—if only you weren’t at the Interactive portion of the festival.
Personal Essays

My SXSW Diary
by Sarah Hepola
South by Southwest is really about the music, so forget about all the parties and cab rides and breakfast tacos. That’s exactly what our correspondent told us when she handed in her expense report. Here’s what (she said) happened between the bars.
Spoofs & Satire

The Cast of Blossom vs. Wu-Tang Clan
by Pasha Malla
It’s true that this year’s South by Southwest music festival brought a number of unlikely musical pairings to the stage. Few were as unlikely as Joey Lawrence and Raekwon. (Whoa!)